Adrian Peterson says Houston arrest charges dropped

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says the charges filed against him in Houston have been dropped. Peterson was accused of resisting arrest inside a city nightclub last July, with police claiming he shoved and off-duty officer. Peterson told ESPN today: “They dropped the charges ... thank God.”

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested in Houston early Saturday morning and charged with resisting arrest, various media are reporting. He spent at least a few hours in jail, sources say.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will head back to Texas Sunday for a court appearance Monday morning over his alleged skirmish with police at a Houston nightclub last month. Peterson, who will miss training camp in Mankato to attend the procedural hearing, will find out whether the prosecution wants to go forward with the case and set a trial date, or drop the charges altogether.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he’s “ready to get hit.” But AP is still on the sidelines, rehabbing his left knee. He won’t play Friday night in the first pre-season game in San Francisco, but head coach Leslie Frazier says Peterson is still on track to play in the season opener.

Adrian Peterson was in a Houston courtroom Friday morning for his initial appearance stemming from his arrest at an area nightclub last weekend, but the case was effectively delayed. The star Minnesota Vikings running back says he did not resist arrest.